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acumen
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keen insight
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adamant - Mr. Waters is adamant about the use of cell phones on campus this year.
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absolutely firm
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anomaly - His coonskin cap was an anomaly for a student at Central High School.
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out of the ordinary
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antipathy - My antipathy of allowing dogs to fight is no secret.
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dislike of, hatred for, adversion to
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apathy - Some students show great apathy toward attending school.
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lack of feeling; absence of emotion
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assiduous (adj)
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constant, persistent
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autonomous (adj)
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self governing; independent of outside control.
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banal (adj)
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commonplace, uninspired
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candor (noun)
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frankness, outspokenness
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caprice (noun)
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a whim; an unmotivated decision
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